Michellie Jones just might be the most versatile and winningest female triathlete in history. She took a silver medal at the first-ever Olympic Triathlon in 2000, won the 2006 Ironman World Championship, and paced visually and hearing impaired Katie Kelly to a Paralympic gold medal in the first-ever Paralympic Paratriathlon in 2016. She also has…
With the 40th anniversary of Ironman coming up in 2018, who better to have on than the first-ever Ironman Champion Gordon Haller. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media Group Babbittville Radio on Stitcher Challenged Athletes Foundation…
It was the toughest call she had ever had to make…. Three-time Ironman defending champion, Chrissie Wellington, was forced drop out the morning of the 2010 race with a viral infection. With Wellington not in the race, Australia’s Mirinda Carfrae won her first Ironman World Championship title. So when Wellington crashed hard during a group…
Chrissie Wellington retired from the sport of triathlon after going undefeated at the Ironman distance while recording the fastest time ever for 140.6 miles for women at Challenge Roth -8:18 with a 2:44 marathon- while also winning four Ironman World Championship titles. It was just announced that Chrissie will be in Kona in October to…
Enjoy the audio from our Breakfast with Bob Kona 2016 interview with Peter Reid. Peter Reid, the three-time Ironman World Champion, will be inducted into the Ironman Hall of Fame on Wednesday evening in Kona. We chatted with Peter about his career, how he first got started in triathlon, and some of his most memorable…
Paula Newby-Fraser is known as the Queen of Kona, and rightfully so. From 1985-1996 she won the Ironman World Championship eight times, took second once, third twice, and fourth once. We call that domination! Paula came on to chat about her first triathlon and Ironman experience, her long time rivalry with New Zealand’s Erin Baker,…
Breakfast from Kona Interview: John Maclean John Maclean was paralyzed 26 years ago while training for a triathlon. 26 years later he is going back to that triathlon to hopefully finish the race as an able-bodied athlete. John Maclean is a living and breathing miracle! Since we spoke with John in Kona, he successfully completed…